a message
from the
Umatilla County
Board of
REALTORS ®
REALTORS | What will it
cost you to sell without one?
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|e thing about selling your home is
just that. It9s about so much more than
selling a piece of property 4 it9s your
home! |at place where you9ve lived,
loved, fought, and made up. Worked
hard, played hard, and hopefully found
some time to chill out like no one9s
business in between!
Our homes oven occupy such a
special place in our hearts. It can be
exceedingly tough to remain objective
through the process of trying to sell
your home to people who may not
Molly Webb
appreciate its charm like you do.
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I mean, could they really be planning
Umatilla County
to remove that light oxture in the
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Board of Realtors
bedroom I discovered on my last
Principal Broker at
Webb Property
vacation 4 and then spent a whole
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avernoon looking for a place that
would ship it home for me?
And oh, the work of preparing to sell. Are there repairs I need
to do before I start showing the property? Does staging make a
diference? And come on 4 is decluttering really even a thing?
Once everything9s onally ready to go, there will be marketing
to put together, showings to schedule, appointments to keep for
those showings, and negotiating ofers when they come. And
ohhhhh, the paperwork! |ere9s a bunch of it. When it starts
coming your way in the form of ofers, will you know what to
look for in those ofer documents to safeguard your interest?
Are you prepared to manage all the deadlines that come along
with that paperwork? And what will you do when some sort of
hiccup comes in to threaten your transaction?
But, okay 4 let9s be honest. Some people are wired to sell their
own property. Maybe they9re not emotionally connected to their
current living space, and thrive in the midst of organized chaos.
|ey may even thrill over the thought of olling out highly detailed
documents and mastering multiple deadlines at once.
And when the market is hot 4 why not?
Even under the best of circumstances, the process of moving
can be a tough transition. When stress levels rise, it makes all the
diference to have the calming presence of a REALTOR® at your
side and on your team.
REALTORS® are a special breed of real estate professionals
who9ve committed to uphold a strict code of ethics requiring
honesty, professionalism, and keeping a client9s best interest at the
forefront of every transaction. From start to onish, a REALTOR®
will have your back.
As experts in the local market, REALTORS® know what it takes
to get a property ready for a successful sale, and they9ve got the
tools to help you decide on just the right price. Aver preparing
a professional marketing campaign for your property, they9ll be
the one handling all the inquiries that will come in, and will work
to schedule all the showings, documenting who comes and goes.
As true professionals, they understand the art of negotiation,
and are familiar with the highly technical documents and
disclosures required in Oregon, which are updated constantly.
And your REALTOR® will be there to help you make it through
the inspection process. Who should I call to make that previously
unknown issue that was discovered by the home inspector? And
do they need to be a licensed contractor? Should that repair work
be scheduled before the adjustment needed in the kitchen 4 or
aver? And besides planning out all those details, they9ll invest
extra time required to make sure you stay on track with all those
deadlines. Anxiety, be gone!
So, let9s count the cost. Between the time you9ll save 4 the
expertise you9ll gain 4 and the stress you9ll leave behind&
Bottom line? Your transaction will be much more likely to get
to the closing table without casualties when a REALTOR® is
overseeing the process.
How much is that worth to you?
6 // Eastern Oregon Real Estate & Homebuilders Guide • eastoregonrealestate.com // FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022